The Dangerous Side Effects of 'Cross Reactive' T Cells (2 of 4) (image)

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T cells (shown in blue) are killing cancer cells (shown in red). This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 7, 2013, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by B.J. Cameron at Immunocore Ltd. in Abingdon, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Identification of a Titin-Derived HLA-A1-Presented Peptide as a Cross-Reactive Target for Engineered MAGE A3-Directed T Cells."

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Image copyright Immunocore Ltd, 2013

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